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Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1908
Page
3
John Sharp Williams criticizes the Republican party for delaying immediate reform measures. He cites repeated calls of After the election and adds a parable about a girl telling her suitor to go to Father. He argues the current Congress has accomplished nothing for the people.
A nostalgic verse honors a mother with the line There, is one face of all the world The fairest face to me The poem praises a mother’s soothing presence guiding the speaker through life The page also notes Mrs Caldwell visiting relatives and Charles Manual purchasing the John Jarman grist mill in Paris
At the south end of Main Street in Monroe City the Maddox and Sons yard promotes Greater and Missouri Demark as top Missouri breeding stock. Last season Demark earned six blue ribbons and three red across saddle harness and model rings, with showings in Shelbina Monroe City Palmyra Springfield Ill Sedalia Mo. Two colts were produced last year including atal lous colt Dr. Me Mutt sold for stud in Southeast Missouri. a filly remains on the farm. Catalogs available.
Over ten days O D Lane and President League report effective Chautauqua work but ticket sales total about 8000 dollars with 1900 short of needed funds, risking abandonment. A Missouri editor memorializes Jim Jones with a quip about his paid subscription and swift river crossing.
Coal black two year old gelding standing 15 hands high in May 1008. Bred by Dr. S Maddox at Prairie View Stock Farm. Exhibits fine style at both ends with a heavy mane and tall frame plus a kind disposition. Contends from show stock on both sides.
Master Lyon Gartner took his ex, then packed his grip and went to Kansas City Thursday to spend a few days with his mother. From there he goes to Tulsa, Okla., to spend the summer with his aunt, Mrs. George T. Williamson. He is an unusually bright boy and will come out on top in this world.
Dick Cummings a Palmyra stock buyer boasts of buyers in town. Clay Underhill allegedly bought stock from him, sparking laughter that Monroe stock buyers rarely profit. Streans' bathrooms noted, with B. B. Davis of Hannibal connected to Monroe friends.
Mrs. D A Ely was called to St Louis Thursday by the illness of her daughter in law Mrs E P Ely.
A June New Idea Woman’s Magazine editorial urges women to keep tribulations private and focus on work. It argues that silent resilience, energy, and courage lead to opportunity, while constant complaints alienate friends and hinder progress. HH, B Mudd was a business visitor in the Bluff City Friday.
Gray Goose, Henry Lee, a negro teamster, snatched a gray goose near Charles LeFever’s place, cut off the head, and emptied the body into his wagon. A telephone alert to City Marshal John W Stephens halted him before reaching town. He was arrested, forfeited the goose, and paid LeFever $5 for the loss and trouble.
Sandifer family notes the death of Yancy Sandifer aged 24 from consumption on May 6 and his burial beside his mother the following Thursday. The Jasper County Democrat quotes a proverb about neighbor talk as a fitting aside. Hon H Clay Heather visits Monroe friends in Palmira and Mrs James Smith travels to the Gem City to visit acquaintances.
The June Delineator argues short sleeves will be laid to rest by autumn as the American woman temporizes through the heat of summer. The piece notes a typical small sleeve in a tailleur, with a single outside seam, buttons along a bias line, and a flat armhole finish. Local notes mention Ed Worland and several Monroe and Warren visitors, plus a Missouri apple orchard quip and brief social notices.
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